[FairfieldLife] Shiva sutras
from http://www.shivashakti.com Shiva Sutra is divided into three sections and gives the core of the inner yoga practice and philosophy not only of Kashmir Shaivism but also of many other tantrik traditions. First section 1. Consciousness is the being. 2. Knowledge the fetters. 3. The yoni divisions are the body of time. 4. The matrikas are the seat of knowledge. 5. Endeavour is Bhairava. 6. In the union of the circle of the Shaktis is the dissolution of the universe. 7. The fourth enjoys and is contained in the states of waking, dreaming and deep sleeping. 8. Knowledge is the waking state. 9. False imagining is the dream state. 10. Want of awareness is Maya, deep sleep. 11. The triad eaten by a Lord Hero. 12. Surprise-wonderment is the place of yoga. 13. Iccha Shakti is Uma, the Virgin. 14. All things the body. 15. When the collective-observation-shock is in the heart, dream vision disappears. 16. From being aware of the pure essence comes the shakti of non- duality. 17. Deliberation-pondering is being-wisdom. 18. World bliss is samadhi happiness. 19. In the abode of Shakti is creation of the body. 20. The collective abode of the elements is the universe, the elements separately are the shocks. 21. From the appearance of pure knowledge come the many Shaktis of the lord of the circle (of the Shaktis). 22. By concentrating on the transcendent lake of female energy, mantra life is obtained. Second section 1. Consciousness the mantra. 2. Endeavour the method. 3. The science-body-being the secret of mantra. 4. In the womb state of consciousness expansion the inferior science of the dream state. 5. In the arising of vidya, spontaneously, one may move in the void, like Shiva. 6. By means of the guru. 7. Awakened knowledge is the circle of the letters of the alphabet. 8. The body is the sacrifical ladle. 9. Knowledge is the food. 10. From the heap of knowledge arising from seeing in the dream state. Third section 1. The being is consciousness. 2. Knowledge the fetters. 3. From the kalas, the thing called in non discrimination, Maya. 4. In the body the dissolution of the kalas. 5. The nadi dissolution is the victory over the elements, freedom from the elements, separation of the elements. 6. Siddhi from the appearance of delusion. 7. The victory over delusion is the victory of spontaneous knowledge, which is of endless extent. 8. From the waking state, the world is a ray. 9. The essence is the dancer. 10. The inner essence is the theatre stage. 11. The sense organs are the audience. 12. Insight from will is the pure siddhi. 13. Accomplishment means transformation into independence. 14. As there, so elsewhere. 15. Attention is the bija. 16. Asana is the happiness of immersion in Shakti. 17. One's own measure is the measure suitable for measuring, giving guidance. 18. Imperishable knowledge means destruction of births. 19. In the Ka-series are Maheshvari and so forth, the beast-mothers. 20. Pour the fourth in the three like oil diffusing in water. 21. One should enter, immersed, by one's own consciousness. 22. Equally the practice of breath produces a similar sight. 23. In the centre, emanating the lower. 24. In the measure of one's own trust in the abode is this prevented again from appearing. 25. One knows equality with Shiva. 26. The existence of the body becomes a religious vow. 27. Conversation is mantra recitation. 28. The act of offering is being-wisdom. 29. Whosoever is in this state is the means of knowledge. 30. The universe becomes an aggregate of his Shaktis. 31. Both maintenance and dissolution. 32. Though subject to the cyclic law, one is not excluded from self experience. 33. Happiness and sadness become external. 34. Set free from that, one is complete. 35. The being of action is a heap of delusion. 36. Sundering the internal stream proceeding from action. 37. The creative Shakti from one's own spirit-perception-feeling. 38. The primordial animating one with three parts. 39. Observation remaining, the body creates action externally. 40. From wanting external actions arises the collective being. 41. When really reaching that, through its destruction, the embodied being is destroyed. 42. When the element-sheaths are released, at that time one becomes supreme and equal to the lord. 43. The inherent union of breath. 44. What is meant by restraint in the centre of the brow? The left and right in the central channel. 45. Again and again comes all encompassing awareness. Notes 1. The Fourth, i.e. Shiva, with
[FairfieldLife] Shiva Sutras
Title: Shiva Sutras Shiva Sutras Translated by Sage Vasugupta First Awakening 1. Universal Consciousness is one's own nature. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Supreme consciousness is the reality of everything.) 2. Knowing the individual consciousness as one's own nature and not knowing the Universal Consciousness as one's own nature is bondage. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Knowing differentiatedly is bondage and not knowing un- differentiatedly is bondage.) 3. Differentiated perception and the field of individual activities are also bondage. [Editor's note: #2 #3 seem to refer to rishi, devatta, and chhandas in their non-samhita, differentiated, individual state.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Mayiyamala and karmamala are also bondage.) [Mayiyamala = yonivargah, differentiated knowledge, intellectual dis- crimination between pairs of opposites. Karmamala = kalashariram, the embodiment of action as separate action.] 4. This threefold bondage is attributable to and commanded by the Universal Mother while She remains unknown. Hence the field of ignorance comes into ex- istence through Her and not through any other agency. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: The Universal Mother commands this triple knowledge.) 5. To get rid of this triple bondage, such effort constitutes (the) means, which is identical with Bhairava [Lord Shiva]. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: That effort, the flashing forth of active awareness that instantaneously makes universal consciousness shine, is Bhairava.) 6. With deep contemplation on the wheel of energies, the whole differen- tiated universe comes to an end. [Editor: Transcendental Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: By establishing and meditating on the wheel of energies the differentiated universe comes to an end.) 7. Such a yogi, who has accomplished this stage, experiences Turiya (Tran- scendental God Consciousness) in the other three states also - jagrat (wake- fulness), swapna (dream) and sushupti (deep sleep). [Editor: Cosmic Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Such a heroic yogi experiences the expansive state of turya in the differentiated states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep.) 8. Common knowledge (arising out of differentiation) constitutes jagrat (wakefulness). (Swami Lakshmanjoo: External organic knowledge constitutes the waking state.) 9. Individual differentiated knowledge in the recess of one's own mind is swapna (dream). (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Internal perceptions and thoughts comprise the dream- ing state.) 10. Loss of discrimination in the field of unawareness is sushupti (deep sleep). (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Forgetfulness and the negation of awareness is the dreamless state or maya.) 11. The one who has digested (assimilated) all these three states in God Consciousness (Turiya) is the Lord of heroes. [Editor: Cosmic Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: The one who enjoys the oneness of the three states - waking, dreaming, and deep sleep - in turiya, becomes the master of all or- ganic energies.) 12. The yogic powers here (in the state of Being) comprise indescribable as- tonishment (wonder). [Editor: practice of the siddhis.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: The predominant sign of such a yogi is joy-filled amazement.) 13. For such a yogi, any desire is identical with the Supreme Energy (Parvati) of Lord Shiva and hence his desire cannot be checked by any power. [Editor: end of the siddhis - omnipotence.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: His will is the energy of Lord Shiva and it is called uma and kumari - or - For such a yogi hiss will is one with the energy of Lord Shiva, unobstructable, completely independent, always given to play.) 14. For such a yogi, even the body becomes an extraneous object, or the totality of extraneous objects is (constitutes) his own universal body. [Editor: God Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: This entire perceived world is his own self - or - His own body is just like an object to him.) 15. By establishing one's mind in the heart - the Universal Consciousness - the whole world of perception appears as one's own nature. [Editor: Unity Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: When his thoughts are diverted to the center of God consciousness, then he feels the existence of God consciousness in oneness in the objective world and in the world of negation.) 16. Or, by establishing uninterrupted awareness of pure supreme Nature, the energy of Shiva is experienced. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Or by aiming at the pure element of Shiva he possesses Shiva's unlimited energy.) 17. For such a realized soul, any ordinary thought becomes the means of realizing one's own Self. [Editor: The growth of Brahman. See last sukta of Rig Veda - By virtue of unitedness, and by means of that which remains to be united, I perform action to generate Wholeness of life.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Any inference of such a yogi is knowledge of his own real self.) 18. His being in the ecstatic state of samadhi bestows bliss and happiness to the whole humanity or the totality of enjoyment in the universe
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Whoever edited this added some very inaccurate comments--presumably a TMer, based on the TM buzzwords used.On Feb 17, 2006, at 2:07 PM, Rick Archer wrote: Shiva Sutras Translated by Sage Vasugupta First Awakening 1. Universal Consciousness is one's own nature. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Supreme consciousness is the reality of everything.) 2. Knowing the individual consciousness as one's own nature and not knowing the Universal Consciousness as one's own nature is bondage. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Knowing differentiatedly is bondage and not knowing un- differentiatedly is bondage.) 3. Differentiated perception and the field of individual activities are also bondage. [Editor's note: #2 #3 seem to refer to rishi, devatta, and chhandas in their non-samhita, differentiated, individual state.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Mayiyamala and karmamala are also bondage.) [Mayiyamala = yonivargah, differentiated knowledge, intellectual dis- crimination between pairs of opposites. Karmamala = kalashariram, the embodiment of action as separate action.] 4. This threefold bondage is attributable to and commanded by the Universal Mother while She remains unknown. Hence the field of ignorance comes into ex- istence through Her and not through any other agency. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: The Universal Mother commands this triple knowledge.) 5. To get rid of this triple bondage, such effort constitutes (the) means, which is identical with Bhairava [Lord Shiva]. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: That effort, the flashing forth of active awareness that instantaneously makes universal consciousness shine, is Bhairava.) 6. With deep contemplation on the wheel of energies, the whole differen- tiated universe comes to an end. [Editor: Transcendental Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: By establishing and meditating on the wheel of energies the differentiated universe comes to an end.) 7. Such a yogi, who has accomplished this stage, experiences Turiya (Tran- scendental God Consciousness) in the other three states also - jagrat (wake- fulness), swapna (dream) and sushupti (deep sleep). [Editor: Cosmic Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Such a heroic yogi experiences the expansive state of turya in the differentiated states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep.) 8. Common knowledge (arising out of differentiation) constitutes jagrat (wakefulness). (Swami Lakshmanjoo: External organic knowledge constitutes the waking state.) 9. Individual differentiated knowledge in the recess of one's own mind is swapna (dream). (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Internal perceptions and thoughts comprise the dream- ing state.) 10. Loss of discrimination in the field of unawareness is sushupti (deep sleep). (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Forgetfulness and the negation of awareness is the dreamless state or maya.) 11. The one who has digested (assimilated) all these three states in God Consciousness (Turiya) is the Lord of heroes. [Editor: Cosmic Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: The one who enjoys the oneness of the three states - waking, dreaming, and deep sleep - in turiya, becomes the master of all or- ganic energies.) 12. The yogic powers here (in the state of Being) comprise indescribable as- tonishment (wonder). [Editor: practice of the siddhis.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: The predominant sign of such a yogi is joy-filled amazement.) 13. For such a yogi, any desire is identical with the Supreme Energy (Parvati) of Lord Shiva and hence his desire cannot be checked by any power. [Editor: end of the siddhis - omnipotence.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: His will is the energy of Lord Shiva and it is called uma and kumari - or - For such a yogi hiss will is one with the energy of Lord Shiva, unobstructable, completely independent, always given to play.) 14. For such a yogi, even the body becomes an extraneous object, or the totality of extraneous objects is (constitutes) his own universal body. [Editor: God Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: This entire perceived world is his own self - or - His own body is just like an object to him.) 15. By establishing one's mind in the heart - the Universal Consciousness - the whole world of perception appears as one's own nature. [Editor: Unity Consciousness.] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: When his thoughts are diverted to the center of God consciousness, then he feels the existence of God consciousness in oneness in the objective world and in the world of negation.) 16. Or, by establishing uninterrupted awareness of pure supreme Nature, the energy of Shiva is experienced. (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Or by aiming at the pure element of Shiva he possesses Shiva's unlimited energy.) 17. For such a realized soul, any ordinary thought becomes the means of realizing one's own Self. [Editor: The growth of Brahman. See last sukta of Rig Veda - "By virtue of unitedness, and by means of that which remains to be united, I perform action to generate Wholeness of life."] (Swami Lakshmanjoo: Any inference of such a yogi is
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Title: Re: [FairfieldLife] Shiva Sutras on 2/17/06 1:12 PM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoever edited this added some very inaccurate comments--presumably a TMer, based on the TM buzzwords used. I think it was Michael Goodman. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
